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Fedora threatened with legal action from OBS Studio due to their Flatpak packaging
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Fedora already has two “warnings” when it comes to their own packages.
First, Gnome Software shows a verified badge for all Flatpaks that are maintained by upstream. The Fedora Flatpak does not have this badge.
Second, when installing a Fedora Flatpak, the label “Fedora Flatpak” shows right under the install button
Sure, this isn’t perfect. Non-technical users may not understand what these mean. But it’s not like Fedora is intentionally trying to mislead users.